Chapter 140

“Who is it?” Ava whispered as she peeked through the window,

She sull couldn’t see anything, but there was someone there

“Stay back from the window. And I don’t know why you’re whispering: they can hear you.”

Mr Patrick was calm as he sat on the floor, his eyes closed, meditating. But he had been scared when he’d called her back of sheer panic that had made her realise what a dangerous situation she was in.

“I wasn’t scared.”

That was a lie. She could feel that, too.

She’d felt

it-

– moment

“What?”

Why was he thinking about that and not that

that they could b

be attacked at any minute, but Zeke and her father were not there to protect them?!

Mr Patrick opened his eyes and looked at her with open fascination.

“What else can you feel?” he asked.

“If you close your eyes and focus, can you sense them in the woods?” he asked.

Her heart hammered

“Them? What do you mean by them? How many are there?” she asked.

It wasn’t g getting attacked that was terrifying her. What if it happened again? What if she passed out, and then the next thing she would remember would be the blood on her hands?

“Empty your mind, Ava. Focus. What do you feel?”

“I feel like you’re out of your damn mind if you’re trying to make me meditate right now,” she snapped as she turned the

window again.

they could sense that Zeke wasn’t there. Unless they were

that they are brave enough to come so close to Zeke’s boundary.” Mr Patrick said. “But they are not brave enough to cross it. Just open your mind

I saw them in the yard,” she said, turning

they ran away with their

their l

legs”

and turned his attention to the

“What is it?”

before the doorbell rang. “Don’t

walked out of the lounge to look at the front door. Did they think she would just open it? Why were they knocking anyway?

the first time. And

frath when she realised

“Don’t open it, Ava

cracked the door open and saw Jared. Blood poured out of his nose, and his lip was cut shocked her the

open

WALL

his

cres that

wider, Jared fell to his knees. And behind him,

face,

Zeke’s father.

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Chapter 140

brought my son a mating present,”

outside the training centre was against the school rules, and he

watching. So was it Zeke’s pack that was

answered, looking down at

was just looking down, not even trying to run. And there was a

would a grown man attack a boy a lot

he’s not here. Step aside,

playing wasn’t going to end well. She could feel that just as much as she had felt Mr Patrick’s

the house,” she said without looking

aside.” Zeke’s father snarled. “This is Blood Moon territory, and I’m

For the first time since she’d found out that she had a monster inside her, she wished it would come out and deal with this man. Just once, and just this man. But she pushed that thought aside because she didn’t want to hurt anyone at all. “Get in the house,”

right, it’s his territory,” Jared said

in the

stay safe. The basement. It had been secure enough to hide in when the Council had come, which meant it would keep them safe from Zeke’s

to get to his feet, but Alpha Michelson punched him back

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